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Procol Harum - Devil Came From Kansas

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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                      "The Devil Came From Kansas"
                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

Intro (chords and rests as indicated):

	   Eb Ab            Ab Eb            (Eb)
	}  /  /  }    }  }  /  /     }  }  }  /

Verse 1:

	Eb      Bb                     Eb
	   The Devil came from Kansas
	          Bb                  Eb
	Where he went to I can't say
	       Ab                          Eb
	Though I teach I'm not a preacher
	      Ab                    Eb
	And I aim to stay that way
	           Bb                  Eb
	There's a monkey riding on my back
	      Bb                  Eb
	Been there for some time
	    Ab                    Cm
	He says he knows me very well
	     Fm                Ab   Eb
	But he's no friend of mine

Chorus:

	Bb                 Eb
	I am not a humble pilgrim
	            Ab       Ab7        Db
	There's no need to scrape and squeeze
	          Gb  Ab             Bb
	And don't beg    for silver paper
	          F        Ab            Eb
	When I'm trying to    sell you cheese

	Bb       Eb   Ab      (Eb)
	/  }  }  /    /  }  }  /

Verse 2:

	The Devil came from Kansas
	Where he went to I can't say
	If you really are my brother
	Then you better start to pray
	For the sins of those departed
	And the ones about to go
	There's a dark cloud just above us
	Don't scowl because I know

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

	Bb       Eb   Bb       Eb   [3X]
	/  }  }  /    /  }  }  /

	Ab       Eb   Bb
	/  }  }  /    /     (drum fill)

Verse 3:

	Though I never came from Kansas
	Don't forget to thank the cook
	Which reminds me of my duty
	I was lost though now I look
	For the turning and the signpost
	And the road which takes you down
	To that pool inside the forest
	In whose waters I shall drown

[repeat chorus]

Coda [guitar solo; repeat to fade]

	Bb       Eb   Bb       Eb
	/  }  }  /    /  }  }  /


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/procol_harum/devil_came_from_kansas_chords_79929

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